It shall be unlawful to cut, break, dig down, injure, or destroy any abutment, bank, mound, or other public work or structure erected, constructed, or maintained by or under the orders of the Director of Transportation. This section shall not be construed to apply to any case covered by <cite data-path="|26|§16-2">§ 16-2 of this subtitle</cite>. Every person violating the provisions of this section shall be subject to a penalty not exceeding $200 and, moreover, shall be liable to pay the expenses of repairing and restoring the work or structure. City Code, 1879, art. 47, §80 1893, art. 48, §81 1927, art. 45, §§148, 149( 2nd par.) 1950, art. 35, §§73, 74(2nd par.) 1966, art. 26, §§14, 15(2nd par.) 1976/83, art. 26, §§17, 18(2nd par.) Ord. 50-1394 Ord. 13-237 Ord. 76-139 Ord. 15-435